Quad Leaders’ Summit

On 24th September, the first-ever in-person Leaders’ Summit of the Quad was held. In the Summit, the leaders put forth ambitious initiatives that deepen ties and advance practical cooperation on 21st-century challenges.

Major Highlights

Afghanistan

• The countries have agreed to deepen their cooperation in counter-terrorism, humanitarian assistance and called on the Taliban to abide by UN Security Council Resolution 2593 (Security Council demands that Afghan territory not be used to threaten or attack any other country or to shelter and train terrorists).

Terrorism

• The group emphasized the importance of denying any logistical, financial or military support to terrorist groups ....